Chapter 146: The Power of Not Contending

"Quick! Take advantage of the three-minute weakening period and take out the Support-type Soul Master!"

Xiong Da and Xiong Er blocked the Light Sword impact and, without a moment's pause, charged toward Ning Rongrong: "Second Soul Skill, Battle Bear's Fury!"

Two bears... no, two burly men like bears came rumbling over.

"Finally, the moment to maximize the use of the Third Soul Skill has arrived..."

Swish.

Qin Jian suddenly shifted his position to the left side of the fighting platform, completely exposing Ning Rongrong's figure behind him.

"Whoa!"

There was an uproar in the stands.

"Wow! This guy actually abandoned Ning Rongrong!" Ma Hongjun's face glowed, seemingly very excited to see this scene.

Dai Mubai stood beside him with his arms crossed, a faint, imperceptible smile at the corner of his mouth.

"That shouldn't be... I don't think Qin Jian is that kind of person," Tang San said, frowning.

"Definitely not, Brother wouldn't do that!" Xiao Wu immediately put her hands on her hips.

Zhuqing nodded in deep agreement.

"Look at Ning Rongrong's expression," Tang San suddenly said.

Everyone looked over and saw that Ning Rongrong was unhurried, not even showing the slightest bit of fear; she was just quietly smiling at the enemies in front of her, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in her hand still emitting a beautiful radiance.

"She isn't worried at all..." Tang San said, stunned.

"Perhaps... she trusts Qin Jian more than any of us do..." Zhuqing, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly said.

The group fell silent, because by this time Qin Jian had already moved to a position level with the opponents, the three of them forming a line, and his Third Soul Ring also lit up...

"Third Soul Skill, Ice Heart Snow Sword!"

Crack, crack, crack...

A line of snow was unleashed almost instantly, and under Qin Jian's mental lock, it completely froze Xiong Da and Xiong Er, who were in a line, while simultaneously clearing all negative status effects from himself.

Freezing all enemies in a line while clearing all unfavorable status effects—this was the complete effect of his Third Soul Skill.

"Whoa!"

The audience, who had originally thought Qin Jian had abandoned Ning Rongrong, erupted with an even louder sound at this moment.

No one had expected that Qin Jian's departure was merely to better blockade the two's attack and better protect Ning Rongrong!

"End it, Sword Qi Transformation!"

Under the state of boosted soul power, Qin Jian's full-force Light Sword impact was enough to rival a Soul Ancestor; with the two opponents frozen for five seconds, he effortlessly broke through their defenses and blasted them both out of the arena.

"A brilliant counterattack! The Sword Tower Combination wins, record: one win, zero losses!"

The host's excited shouting stirred the audience's enthusiasm once again.

Three consecutive matches, and every time he appeared with a different girl—it was one thing that they were all beautiful, but he actually won every time!

This strange sight made everyone remember him.

"Brother Jian..."

Ning Rongrong smiled sweetly as she saw Qin Jian walk over, naturally taking his arm, and the two walked back to the passageway.

When they reached Dai Mubai and the others, Ning Rongrong didn't let go, until Zhuqing looked over with a chilling aura...

"Sorry, it's a habit from many years ago..."

Ning Rongrong stuck out her tongue, her charming appearance making Ma Hongjun feel a surge of envy.

She quickly released Qin Jian's arm, then waved her hand and said with a giggle to Zhuqing: "I know you two are a couple, I won't fight you for him, don't be angry."

Everyone was stunned.

Zhuqing's expression was cold and silent, her head aching immensely.

She discovered that Ning Rongrong was even harder to deal with than before...

Not contending... so no one could contend with her...

Before the group could say much, a broadcast sound came from the side of the individual soul fighting.

But what they didn't expect was that the Soul Master for the second soul fight was actually an internal battle of Shrek Academy, with Qin Jian and Tang San facing off against each other.

"Since Soul Elder Qin Jian has already fought three consecutive matches and his consumption is immense, his final individual battle at the Great Spirit Arena has been arranged against a Level 29 Great Soul Master. Everyone, stay tuned!" the host said.

Qin Jian and Tang San looked at each other, could only shrug helplessly, and then walked onto the stage together.

The Shrek Academy group also became interested; one was a Control System Great Soul Master, the other was a Power Attack Battle Soul Venerable with high consumption—the result of this battle was truly hard to predict.

The host briefly introduced the names and martial souls of both parties, then signaled that the soul fight could begin.

"Please."

Qin Jian politely made a gesture of courtesy toward Tang San.

Tang San smiled and said: "Please go all out, let me see the gap between myself and you."

Having watched Qin Jian's first three soul fights, he knew that he was definitely not a match for Qin Jian at his peak—of course, that was without using Hidden Weapons.

Qin Jian also knew what Tang San meant, so he said: "Although my soul power has dropped quite a bit, it is actually still higher than yours, so I won't use my Third Soul Skill."

Tang San nodded, not hypocritically saying it wasn't necessary.

Because although he himself was a Control System Soul Master, Qin Jian's instant-cast Ice Seal control skill was truly a hard counter to him; once frozen, there would be no need to continue fighting.

"Hum hum!"

Two yellow soul rings appeared on Tang San's body, and blue-black long vines spread along the ground, moving quietly like blue-black giant snakes, covering an area of over ten meters in diameter around Tang San's body, occupying almost half the area of the Douhun Tai.

Qin Jian's expression also turned serious; he knew that without using his Third Soul Skill, Tang San's control skills were extremely troublesome for him as well.

Just like now, before they had even fought, he had already started claiming territory, directly taking up half the space...

Rustle, rustle.

Watching the Blue Silver Grass spreading in his direction, Qin Jian knew he could not wait any longer.

His body suddenly lunged forward, and the Martial Soul Sword in his hand slashed waves of Sword Qi directly toward Tang San.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

At this moment, all the spectators clearly saw that when Qin Jian charged into the range of the Blue Silver Grass, the Blue Silver Grass from all directions stood up simultaneously, like a giant cage, shrouding both Tang San and Qin Jian within it.

The incoming Sword Qi sharply severed several Blue Silver Grass vines, but even more replenished them.

"Shoo, shoo, shoo..."

Tang San waved his hands, and immediately all the vines attacked Qin Jian, intending to restrict his movements.

If it were an Assault System Soul Master who did not understand Tang San, they might have just ignored it and charged straight in.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

But Qin Jian was constantly dodging the siege of the Blue Silver Grass; he knew he could not be touched by any of the vines, otherwise Tang San's Second Soul Skill, Parasite, would end the battle directly.

Being an Assault System Soul Master forced to dodge everywhere in such a perilous situation could not help but make the audience think that Qin Jian really had exhausted his soul power.

"Not a single Blue Silver Grass managed to touch him; I didn't expect him to be this vigilant. This is troublesome..."

Tang San frowned secretly.

Such a large-scale eruption of Blue Silver Grass vines could not be sustained; if this stalemate truly continued, he would be the first to exhaust his soul power...

"Since that's the case, then it's time for an All-in!"

36/66 (The previous chapter was posted incorrectly; for book friends who care, please refresh. This chapter is for 10 o'clock. Worried that everyone wouldn't be able to follow the continuity, I posted it early.)

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